Thought I'd add some things about KK that I think I've missed out. Weather- hot, humid with sudden monsoons that strike unexpectedly! But it's cool cos although you're soaked through, you dry in a matter of minutes. And the rain's always refreshing. Culture and religions- there's such a diversity of cultures here. Malaysia is predominantly Muslim, however there are Indian people, Chinese, Thai, Christian, Indigenous, - I could go on. Each religion and c...

O.K. Take 2. Spent aages last night typing up this entry and the comp crashed! So here we go again! Just to re-cap- I totally forgot to mention that when we arrived in KK and all of the gapers were together for a few days, we got the boat out to one of the tropical islands. Was amaaazin. We went snorkeling and I found Nemo-woo!! Only prob was that there were tons of "stingers" in the water and it was like swimming into a nettle bush. But well worth it! The fish w...

Hong Kong here we come! When we were staying in KK for a few days, the 8 of us went out for an oober posh meal with the Australian Consalent at the poshest hotel in Kota Kinabalu. He wasa cool dude-Aman and I told him we wanted to go to Hong Kong for Chinese new year and he said- "come and see me at my office and i'll get my travel agent to give you a good deal." Soo- today Aman and I slyly went to see him at his office. Was highly amusin- was like going to se...

Ahh, ok, this is a little bit harder than i thought. Take a bit of culture shock, homesickness, dislike to local food, tummy ache, intense humidity, cockroaches+super fast lizards- mix it all together and u get one bewildered and emotional Kirsty. Hopefully it's gona calm down tho- just didnt really prepare myself for it. Arrived at our school to a very warm welcome by the students- at first all pointing and giggling- mostly at my blonde hair and white skin. Bu...

Arrived safely in Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia, Borneo. Teaching the kids from the orphanage went really well, they could understand most of our instructions- although it may be different here in East Malaysia. Went to a night market, which was total banter. Had so much fun hagglin. Ended up gettin a skirt for about 2 pounds, Gucci shades+oaklies for about 1.50. Had Ozzy Ben with us to help us haggle as he is pretty much fluent in Bahasa. Chez + I got caught in a...